Play Golf at Abu Dhabi Golf Club By Sheraton

Anyone wanting a breath of fresh air and a good game of golf should head out to the paradisiacal Abu Dhabi Golf Club by Sheraton.

The Abu Dhabi Golf Club by Sheraton is located 30 minutes from the city center and just 10 minutes from Abu Dhabi International Airport. Carved majestically out of the desert, the Club features two 18-hole courses designed by Peter Harradine. The two courses occupy 162 hectares, landscaped with pocket palms, ornamental trees, shrubs and saltwater lakes.

The 7,204-yard Championship Course is a natural inspiration. Its lush fairways, strategically placed bunkers and generous greens provide a rewarding challenge for even the most skilled golfers. As a perfect complement to the Championship Course, the 6,498-yard Academy Course is more forgiving, making it ideal for all players and especially those new to the game

Play Golf at Al Ghazal Golf Club

The capital’s only full-sand golf 6,724 yard par 71 course with top-of-the range teaching technology. The academy has two teaching professionals, a club repair and fitting centre, a 30-bay floodlit grass driving range, indoor video facilities along with grass and sand practice putting and chipping areas.

Location 400 metres (two minutes by road) from the terminal

Facilities It features an English-style hilltop clubhouse (edged by a large terrace with room for up to 200 guests), with a luxurious, unpretentious feel about it.Restaurant Tel 02 575 8040 Fusion Cuisine, opened 8am-8pm, live music.

The Royle golf visual communication system can assess your swing on monitors with graphic overlays that enable you to compare your swing with those of some of the world’s best-known players. The academy also features Durnian Frames – specially designed metal frames through which golfers can perfect their swing plane by following the line of the frame.Other facilities:Swimming pool and tennis courts and an advanced practice facility. The facility has a sports field which is now home to the Abu Dhabi Football Academy. There is also a health club equipped with gym, sauna, steam room and Jacuzzi and there are three tennis courts and two multi-courts where basketball, five a side football and volleyball can be played.

Owned/managed by Abu Dhabi Airport Duty Free, Al Ghazal Golf Club is regarded as the leading desert golf course in the World. The sand course may well be novel to many visitors, but it also presents an exciting challenge to both the novice and the experienced golfer.Instead of 'greens' there are 'browns'. These are created by compacting rolled and treated sand, and - as players quickly discover - they give an extremely true putting surface. The feature holes are 1,16,17,18 - several of which have water hazards.

The Abu Dhabi World Sand Golf Championship, hosted by Abu Dhabi Duty Free, was held at the Al Ghazal Golf Club.It was won by Greg Owen in 2004 and Thongchai Jaidee in 2005.

Built on an island off the main coast of the UAE, Abu Dhabi is a compact, modern, orderly, and civilised city. I first travelled to Abu Dhabi on business in November 2005 and have since returned on......